Our eating habits in industrialized societies are far removed from those of ancient humans. This is impacting our intestinal flora, it seems, as newly discovered cellulose degrading bacteria are being ...

The term “microbiome” is shorthand for the vast and still largely unexplored worlds of bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microorganisms that inhabit every corner of the planet. Bacteria form tiny ...

What drew you into microbiome research? When you research the gut, you have to become an ecologist — understanding the gut microbiome is as complex as the Amazon rainforest. Microbial ecosystems have ...